There’s good news for those who spent all weekend digging out following the largest snowfall this season — the snow might not be here to stay.

Dryer and cooler temperatures will move into Calgary on Monday and then make way for warm and sunny days for the rest of the week, said Stuart MacKay, meteorologist with Environment Canada.

“The pattern will rebound and we’ll get more westerly flow from the Pacific,” MacKay said, adding highs will hover between -2C and 4C until Saturday.

“The weather should be fairly sunny, we’ll get moderate temperatures, and a lot of this snow could melt. It’s not necessarily here to stay.”

City crews also worked all weekend salting roads ahead of the Monday morning commute, focusing on priority 1 routes — major thoroughfares, bus routes, bridge decks and known trouble spots — and priority 2 routes or streets that connect to major communities.

The salt is preventing snow and ice from sticking to the roads, said city spokeswoman Carissa Vescio.

Much of the province, from Edmonton down to the southernmost parts of Alberta, was blanketed by snow on Saturday after an “intense” low-pressure system off the Pacific moved in from B.C., MacKay said.

By Sunday morning, Calgary got 10 to 15 cm of snow, the mountain parks received about 10 cm, and the Kananaskis area saw more than 20 cm fall.

But central Alberta was hit with the bulk of the snow, with some places reporting 20 to 30 cm. Red Deer reported receiving 29 cm, MacKay said.

The snow tapered off by Sunday evening as the system moved into Saskatchewan.

The blustery weather and slippery road conditions kept police and EMS busy all weekend with more than 130 collisions, including a rollover in northwest Calgary on Sunday morning that sent two children and a woman to hospital.

First responders were called to Symons Valley Road near Mountain View Road N.W. just after 9 a.m. to respond to an SUV that had flipped on its roof while carrying five family members.

When firefighters arrived, they had to extricate a girl who was trapped inside. The child and another girl — both believed to be around seven to 11 years old — were taken to the Alberta Children’s Hospital in stable condition, said EMS spokesman Adam Loria.

A woman who was also injured in the crash was taken to Foothills Hospital in stable condition.

The remaining two occupants of the SUV were not hurt and did not need to be taken to hospital.

The rollover was added to seven injury and 127 non-injury crashes city police recorded between 6 a.m. Saturday and noon Sunday.

To put things in perspective, police normally record 30 to 50 crashes a day, said duty inspector Keith Cain.

Mounties also had their hands full and urged motorists to avoid unnecessary travel after responding to multiple collisions.

Outside the city, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday, members of the Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit responded to two injury collisions and another eight property damage crashes on Highway 2 between Calgary and Didsbury.

The first injury crash was at 12:20 p.m. on Highway 2 near Crossfield. A 1995 Geo car lost control on the southbound lanes, went through the cable barrier in the centre median and crashed into a northbound Ford F150.

Police said the female driver of the Geo was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The male driver of the Ford was not hurt.

Soon after, at about 2 p.m., officers were called to Highway 2 near Crossfield after a full-sized Toyota van heading south lost control and struck a Honda Civic, also southbound.

Two occupants in the Civic were taken to hospital in Calgary. The driver of the Toyota was not hurt.

Police say speed and weather conditions are being investigated as factors in both collisions.

Official road reports are updated at www.511.alberta.ca.

Vescio said motorists can also check www.calgary.ca/snow or download the city’s road conditions app for updates.

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